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Seeking information on suspect in thefts from vehicles
ORANGE COUNTY, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- The Orange County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help to identify a person who may be responsible for a series of thefts from vehicles. According to a post on the sheriff’s office’s Facebook page, multiple vandalisms and thefts from vehicles occurred on July 27.
VCU Burn Center first in Va. to treat patients with new technology using their own skin cells
Severe burn injuries for patients can cause massive trauma and pain and take months, if not years, to heal. A new innovation in skin regeneration technology is allowing for faster healing times using a patient’s own skin while reducing the chance for infection. VCU Health Evans-Haynes Burn Center’s long-established...
See archaeology in action on Saturday at Historic Germanna
Historic Germanna in Orange County is once again opening their archaeology dig to the public this Saturday. This Saturday from 10-4, archaeological dig sites in Locust Grove will be open to the public. You’ll get behind the scenes and meet Germanna’s archaeology team to learn more about this summer’s work...
Man arrested after driving into deputy’s cruiser while intoxicated, Stafford County Sheriff’s Office says
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) said they arrested a man for driving into a deputy’s cruiser while intoxicated on Monday night. Shortly after 11 p.m., a deputy was at the intersection of Garrisonville Road and Salisbury Drive when he noticed a car with an equipment violation. He […]
Margarita-Drinking Man Mangles Dad's Mustang Crashing Into Median In Stafford County: Sheriff
A 21-year-old who openly admitted to consuming margaritas being crashing his father's Mustang and ditching the Ford in an area parking lot was arrested for DUI in Stafford County, the sheriff's office says.Stafford resident Javier Loza Quiroz is facing a pair of charges and was treated to a trip to…
American moms feel like Kamala Harris "gets" them
When Judy Schramm, a mother of five who lives in Fairfax, Virginia, heard Vice President Kamala Harris was running for president, she felt “so excited.”. “I wasn't expecting to be,” Schramm said. “I have been feeling so down over the past few years seeing the country sliding backward and watching women lose one right after another.”
Custom home builder offers new million-dollar houses in Great Falls
Some more multi-million-dollar homes are taking shape in Great Falls. The McLean-based company Artisan Builders announced last Tuesday (July 23) that it’s developing a new residential subdivision off of Georgetown Pike called Falls Farm. The neighborhood along Falls Farm Court will consist of 14 custom-built houses on lots that average two acres in size.
Chantilly named third-best place for families to live in the U.S.
Fortune magazine has named Chantilly the third-best place for families to live out of 2,000 cities across the U.S. This is the first time that Chantilly has appeared in the annual rankings, which began with 25 locations in 2022. The 2023 and 2024 rankings expanded to 50 communities — one from each state — with Alexandria representing Virginia last year.
University of Mary Washington honors late alum Rodgers with naming of Summer Science Institute
The University of Mary Washington’s Summer Science Institute (SSI) has given students the chance to conduct trailblazing undergraduate STEM research for a quarter of a century. Research has included analyzing cancer cells, carbon dioxide reduction and complex computer coding. Many young scientists had access to the summer studies program...
Culpeper names new director of purchasing
“At Culpeper, we have a proud legacy of being a family-owned company, so it only made sense to look inside our own organization when it was time to fill this key role in our operations,” said Jonathan Jenkins, president of Culpeper Wood Preservers. Aylor joined the company in 2021...
Carjacker hit, killed 54-year-old woman with her own car in Sterling: Sheriff's Office
STERLING, Va. - Authorities have released the identity of the man accused of stealing a woman’s car, then hitting and killing her with the vehicle in Sterling. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office says 21-year-old Jose Aguilar-Martinez has been charged in the deadly carjacking that took place in broad daylight on Sunday.
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